Markets and Trade
AreaCosta Rica
Commodity GroupRice
CommodityAll
Date01/09/2016
Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing
Policy InstrumentConsumer prices
DescriptionAmended ceiling/floor prices of various rice qualities consumed in the country, effective 6 September 2016. According to the decision, the price band of the widely consumed 80–20 rice would be replaced by fixed retail price of CRC 621 (USD 1.1) per kg, representing a 1.6 percent reduction from the previously applicable minimum price.
NotesExchange rate as of 1 October 2016.